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United States Patent | 5,669,832 |
Lehse | September 23, 1997 |
An inclination indicating apparatus having a housing with a base defining a first plane. A plurality of support legs support the base of the housing above the surface in an operational configuration. At least one of the support legs is rotatable so that a bottom portion of the at least one support leg traverses a second plane parallel to the first plane from the operational configuration to a storage configuration. A circular float level mounted on the housing having a bubble indicator provides an indication the slope of the first plane relative to the surface.
Inventors: | Lehse; David J. (4871 Heather Ridge Rd., Oakdale, MN 55128) |
Appl. No.: | 582369 |
Filed: | January 11, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 473/404; 33/374 |
Intern'l Class: | A63B 057/00 |
Field of Search: | 473/404,131,407,219 33/508,365,368,374,377,379,384 |
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